Weather Is Finicky

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2 hours ago, cmoore03 said:

So now, after 40 years restoring, I should just tear my 1830's house down cause it's OLD. What do I do with the 40 pieces of period furniture, set them on the street and head to Furniture Factory Outlet. My clock arrived at the Jewelry Store in Tipton, MO at the turn of the century by train, still keeps perfect time; throw it out and get a Timex, cause it's old. Should I call the art museum in Forrest Park and tell them to throw out all the George Caleb Bingham painting's as they are the same age as my home. I appreciate the hand craftsmanship in the doors and mill work in my home as well as the work of famous artists from Missouri and as a craftsman yourself, I'm surprised you don't. The same family lived here from 1835 until 1976 and a lot of breeding as they had 13 children. Sorry to disagree on this one but your dead wrong. CM

Cool!!!  I like it.  

[fishinwrench]

That is a nice looking place.  Don't get offended, I'm just not into antiques or ancient houses.  Obviously plenty of other people are or else few would still stand.  

The mere thought of converting an old coal furnace to gas, ripping out lead or tile drains, re-roofing and dealing with cracked foundations/flooded basements, creaky staircases, cracked chimneys, window weights, plaster wallboards, fused service panels and old ungrounded plug-ins and switches....and all that other ancient architecture just makes me wanna live in a van down by the river.  So much more satisfying TO ME to build a new house, free of 80 year old dead mice bones. 

[cmoore03]

Absolutely no offense taken, just disagreed about tearing down old houses. It took 3 years for the slaves to make the bricks (all walls 3 brick thick) and who knows about the cut stone foundation. There were no motar mixers, cement wasn't invented, merely hand tools, as electricty didn't arrive till the house was 100 years old. The skill and expertise of the carpenters and stone masons is amazing from 182 years ago, doors still swinging on original hinges and walls and chimneys not cracked. The gentleman that built this house arrived from Virginia in a wagon with 12 siblings and his parents. The family got a land grant in 1820 from James Monroe, which I possess, and the land is now Rock Bridge State park, here in Columbia, MO. His first home is a one room cabin, still standing in the park, before he built this home a mile or two  away. Hard to imagine no stores, restaurants, lumber yards,paved roads,yet building a brick home in the country and getting materials. A pound of square nails was $ .25, same price as a quart of whiskey and they kept 2 guys busy all summer cutting wood to stay warm in the winter. He was successful enough mule breeding and farming that he was able to donate a good sum to get the University of MO located here in Columbia. Like anything else, just depends what your into, old cars, old houses, bamboo rods, young women, don't matter, I happen to appreciate talent in any and all areas. You Take Care.  C. Moore

[fishinwrench]

Yeah, fine bamboo rods are cool looking, but I'd choose a cheap IM6 graphite rod to fish with before I would succumb to the grass.   I think I'd even pick up an old yellow Eagle Claw first.

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44 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah, fine bamboo rods are cool looking, but I'd choose a cheap IM6 graphite rod to fish with before I would succumb to the grass.   I think I'd even pick up an old yellow Eagle Claw first.

I have both and sad to say they just sit in their cases.